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Three of top four seeds advance at Men’s Tennis Championship
Semifinals begin at 3:30 p.m. Friday
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Three of the top four seeds advanced out of the quarterfinals of the 2024 Southern Conference Men’s Tennis Championship on Thursday, with No. 5 Chattanooga downing No. 4 Mercer for the first upset of the tournament. The tournament is being contested at the Champions Club, with the semifinals set for Friday at 2 p.m.
No. 1 seed ETSU will meet the fifth-seeded Mocs and No. 2 seed Samford will face No. 3 seed Furman for the right to advance to Saturday’s title match.
No. 1 ETSU 4, No. 8 UNCG 0
Regular-season champion and five time defending tournament champion ETSU began its quest for a title sweep by blanking eighth-seeded UNCG, 4-0.
The Spartan tandem of John Gabelic and Hampus Johansson edged ETSU’s Pedro Cressoni and Lucas Britez, 6-4, at No. 3 doubles to start it off for UNCG, but ETSU’s second-team all-conference tandem of Milledge Cossu and Francisco Lamas outlasted UNCG’s Christopher Johns and David Flisberg, 7-5, at No. 1 doubles to even up the match, before the Bucs’ Dimitri Badra and Adam Nagoudi clinched the point for ETSU with a 6-3 win over Luke Thomson and Timofiy Khrystyuk, 6-3, at the No. 2 slot.
After Cossu defeated Gabelic in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4, at No. 2 singles, the Bucs’ Francisco Lamas eased past Tejas Wall 6-0, 6-1 in the No. 5 flight and Lucas Britez followed with a 6-1, 6-1 victory of his own over UNCG’s Luke Thomson at No. 6. Cossu clinched the match with a 6-1, 6-4 win in the No. 2 singles spot.
Singles competition
1. Dimitri Badra (ETSU) vs. Timofiy Khrystyuk (UNCG) 6-4, 2-3, unfinished
2. Milledge Cossu (ETSU) def. John Gabelic (UNCG) 6-1, 6-4
3. Peter Kalocsai (ETSU) vs. David Flisberg (UNCG) 6-1, 6-5, unfinished
4. Pedro Cressoni (ETSU) vs. Devon Moskowitz (UNCG) 6-2, 3-2, unfinished
5. Francisco Lamas (ETSU) def. Tejas Wall (UNCG) 6-0, 6-1
6. Lucas Britez (ETSU) def. Luke Thomson (UNCG) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Milledge Cossu/Francisco Lamas (ETSU) def. Christopher Johns/David Flisberg (UNCG) 7-5
2. Dimitri Badra/Adam Nagoudi (ETSU) def. Luke Thomson/Timofiy Khrystyuk (UNCG) 6-3
3. John Gabelic/Hampus Johansson (UNCG) def. Pedro Cressoni/Lucas Britez (ETSU) 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2)
*****
No. 5 Chattanooga 4, No. 4 Mercer 1
No. 5 seed Chattanooga, which is seeking its’ 13th SoCon tournament title, shut out fourth-seeded Mercer, 4-0.
Chattanooga’s Ryan Mudre and Jaxon Lamb posted a 6-2 win at No. 3 doubles over Mercer’s Samuel Barrow and Samuel Macleod, before UTC’s Cortland Grove and Jordan McClure defeated MU’s Nemanja Stefanovic and Marceau Fouilhoux by an identical, 6-2, count.
Second-Team All-SoCon selection Gabriel Castillo began singles play for the Mocs with a 6-0, 6-4 win at No. 2 before Grove followed with a 6-2, 6-2 victory at No. 3 to give Chattanooga a 3-0 advantage.
Mercer's Victor Putter won the No. 6 singles with a score of 6-2, 6-1 before Samford's Mudre clinched the match at No. 4 by rallying for a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory.
Singles competition
1. Nemanja Stefanovic (MER) vs. Jakub Jupa (UTC) 6-4, 1-6, 4-1, unfinished
2. Gabrillo Castillo (UTC) def. Lucas Dini (MER) 6-0, 6-4
3. Cortland Grove (UTC) def. Marceau Fouilhoux (MER) 6-2, 6-2
4. Ryan Mudre (UTC) def. Samuel Barrow (MER) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
5. Samuel Macleod (MER) vs. Kristof Kincses (UTC) 6-3, 4-6, 0-2, unfinished
6. Victor Putter (MER) vs. Peyton Gatti (UTC) 6-2, 5-1, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Lucas Dini/Andrew Branicki (MER) vs. Jakub Jupa/Peyton Gatti (UTC) 4-5, unfinished
2. Cortland Grove/Jordan McClure (UTC) def. Nemanja Stefanovic/Marceau Fouilhoux (MER) 6-2
3. Ryan Mudre/Jaxon Lamb (UTC) def. Samuel Barrow/Samuel Macleod (MER) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (2,3,4)
*****
No. 3 Furman 4, No. 6 Wofford 2
With Furman looking for its 15th tourney championship, the Paladins notched a 4-2 quarterfinal victory over No. 6 seed Wofford.
The Paladins won the doubles point after Cole Burnam and Connor Laymon defeated Wofford’s Will Fullett and Ian Rasheed, 6-1, at the No. 3 spot and the tandem of Ben Cahill and Emil Westling edged Alex Horn and Ashe Ray, 6-3, at No. 2.
Furman’s John Rado built the Paladins lead to 2-0 after notching a 6-1, 6-2, win past Wofford’s Jack Deveney at No. 4, before the Terrier’s Ashe Ray defeated Westling, 6-4 6-0, at the No. 3 spot. Furman’s Elijah Poritzky countered by outlasting Max Graham, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, at No. 1 singles. However, Fullett knocked off Burnam in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 5 to get the Terriers within 3-2 with two flights remaining. Laymon then clinched the victory for Furman with a 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 6-2 win at No. 6.
Singles competition
1. Elijah Poritzky (FUR) def. Max Graham (WOF) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
2. Thomas Kennedy (FUR) vs. Robbie Young (WOF) 3-6, 6-4, 3-4, unfinished
3. Ashe Ray (WOF) def. Emil Westling (FUR) 6-4, 6-0
4. John Rado (FUR) def. Jack Deveney (WOF) 6-1, 6-2
5. Will Fullett (WOF) def. Cole Burnam (FUR) 6-2, 6-1
6. Connor Laymon (FUR) def. Alex Horn (WOF) 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Elijah Poritzky/Thomas Kennedy (FUR) vs. Robbie Young/Hugo Rask (WOF) 3-4, unfinished
2. Emil Westling/Ben Cahill (FUR) def. Ashe Ray/Alex Horn (WOF) 6-3
3. Cole Burnam/Connor Laymon (FUR) def. Will Fullett/Ian Rasheed (WOF) 6-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (4,3,1,5,6)
*****
No. 2 Samford 4, No. 7 The Citadel 1
Second-seeded Samford topped No. 7 seed The Citadel by a 4-1 count.
Samford claimed victories at both No. 1 and No. 2 spots to win the first point of the contest, with the first-team all-SoCon duo of Maxwell Giddens and Sandeep Mohandoss defeating Hayden Shoemake and Sebastian Kamieniecki, 6-3. Santiago Arredondo and J.B. Pickard followed with a 6-4 win at No. 2 over Ted Bagwell and Teo Cariov.
On the singles side, Mohandoss defeated Kamieniecki, 7-5, 6-1, at No. 2 position, to give Samford a 2-0 lead. At No. 5, Pickard defeated Luke Robins, 6-2, 6-1, to boost Samford’s lead to 3-0. The Citadel’s Cariov then defeated Darcy Nicholls, 7-5, 6-4, before Samford clinched the win when Arredondo rallied for a 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 win over Bagwell.
Singles competition
1. Hayden Shoemake (CIT) vs. Maxwell Giddens (SAM) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0, unfinished
2. Sandeep Mohandoss (SAM) def. Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT), 7-5, 6-1
3. Teo Cariov (CIT) def. Darcy Nicholls (SAM), 7-5, 6-4
4. Noah Van Dyke (CIT) vs. Maksim Bogdanovich (SAM), 0-6, 7-5, 0-3, unfinished
5. J.B. Pickard (SAM) def. Lucas Robins (CIT), 6-2, 6-1
6. Santiago Arredondo (SAM) def. Ted Bagwell (CIT), 3-6, 6-0, 6-2
Doubles Competition
1. Maxwell Giddens/Sandeep Mohandoss (SAM) def. Hayden Shoemake/Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT), 6-3
2. Santiago Arredondo/J.B. Pickard (SAM) def. Ted Bagwell/Teo Cariov (CIT), 6-4
3. Noah Van Dyke/Lucas Robins (CIT) def. Darcy Nicholls/Yerrassyl Murat (SAM), 6-4
Order of finish: Singles (2,5,3,6)
*****
2024 SoCon Men’s Tennis Championship
Chattanooga, Tenn. – Champions Club
Thursday, April 18
Match 1: No. 1 ETSU 4, No. 8 UNCG 0
Match 2: No. 5 Chattanooga 4, No. 4 Mercer 0
Match 3: No. 3 Furman 4, No. 6 Wofford 2
Match 4: No. 2 Samford 4, No. 7 The Citadel 1
Friday, April 19
Match 5: No. 1 ETSU vs. No. 5 Chattanooga, 3:30 p.m.
Match 6: No. 3 Furman vs. No. 2 Samford, 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 20
Match 7: Match 5 winner vs. Match 6 winner, 1 p.m.
No. 1 seed ETSU will meet the fifth-seeded Mocs and No. 2 seed Samford will face No. 3 seed Furman for the right to advance to Saturday’s title match.
No. 1 ETSU 4, No. 8 UNCG 0
Regular-season champion and five time defending tournament champion ETSU began its quest for a title sweep by blanking eighth-seeded UNCG, 4-0.
The Spartan tandem of John Gabelic and Hampus Johansson edged ETSU’s Pedro Cressoni and Lucas Britez, 6-4, at No. 3 doubles to start it off for UNCG, but ETSU’s second-team all-conference tandem of Milledge Cossu and Francisco Lamas outlasted UNCG’s Christopher Johns and David Flisberg, 7-5, at No. 1 doubles to even up the match, before the Bucs’ Dimitri Badra and Adam Nagoudi clinched the point for ETSU with a 6-3 win over Luke Thomson and Timofiy Khrystyuk, 6-3, at the No. 2 slot.
After Cossu defeated Gabelic in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4, at No. 2 singles, the Bucs’ Francisco Lamas eased past Tejas Wall 6-0, 6-1 in the No. 5 flight and Lucas Britez followed with a 6-1, 6-1 victory of his own over UNCG’s Luke Thomson at No. 6. Cossu clinched the match with a 6-1, 6-4 win in the No. 2 singles spot.
Singles competition
1. Dimitri Badra (ETSU) vs. Timofiy Khrystyuk (UNCG) 6-4, 2-3, unfinished
2. Milledge Cossu (ETSU) def. John Gabelic (UNCG) 6-1, 6-4
3. Peter Kalocsai (ETSU) vs. David Flisberg (UNCG) 6-1, 6-5, unfinished
4. Pedro Cressoni (ETSU) vs. Devon Moskowitz (UNCG) 6-2, 3-2, unfinished
5. Francisco Lamas (ETSU) def. Tejas Wall (UNCG) 6-0, 6-1
6. Lucas Britez (ETSU) def. Luke Thomson (UNCG) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Milledge Cossu/Francisco Lamas (ETSU) def. Christopher Johns/David Flisberg (UNCG) 7-5
2. Dimitri Badra/Adam Nagoudi (ETSU) def. Luke Thomson/Timofiy Khrystyuk (UNCG) 6-3
3. John Gabelic/Hampus Johansson (UNCG) def. Pedro Cressoni/Lucas Britez (ETSU) 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2)
*****
No. 5 Chattanooga 4, No. 4 Mercer 1
No. 5 seed Chattanooga, which is seeking its’ 13th SoCon tournament title, shut out fourth-seeded Mercer, 4-0.
Chattanooga’s Ryan Mudre and Jaxon Lamb posted a 6-2 win at No. 3 doubles over Mercer’s Samuel Barrow and Samuel Macleod, before UTC’s Cortland Grove and Jordan McClure defeated MU’s Nemanja Stefanovic and Marceau Fouilhoux by an identical, 6-2, count.
Second-Team All-SoCon selection Gabriel Castillo began singles play for the Mocs with a 6-0, 6-4 win at No. 2 before Grove followed with a 6-2, 6-2 victory at No. 3 to give Chattanooga a 3-0 advantage.
Mercer's Victor Putter won the No. 6 singles with a score of 6-2, 6-1 before Samford's Mudre clinched the match at No. 4 by rallying for a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory.
Singles competition
1. Nemanja Stefanovic (MER) vs. Jakub Jupa (UTC) 6-4, 1-6, 4-1, unfinished
2. Gabrillo Castillo (UTC) def. Lucas Dini (MER) 6-0, 6-4
3. Cortland Grove (UTC) def. Marceau Fouilhoux (MER) 6-2, 6-2
4. Ryan Mudre (UTC) def. Samuel Barrow (MER) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
5. Samuel Macleod (MER) vs. Kristof Kincses (UTC) 6-3, 4-6, 0-2, unfinished
6. Victor Putter (MER) vs. Peyton Gatti (UTC) 6-2, 5-1, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Lucas Dini/Andrew Branicki (MER) vs. Jakub Jupa/Peyton Gatti (UTC) 4-5, unfinished
2. Cortland Grove/Jordan McClure (UTC) def. Nemanja Stefanovic/Marceau Fouilhoux (MER) 6-2
3. Ryan Mudre/Jaxon Lamb (UTC) def. Samuel Barrow/Samuel Macleod (MER) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (2,3,4)
*****
No. 3 Furman 4, No. 6 Wofford 2
With Furman looking for its 15th tourney championship, the Paladins notched a 4-2 quarterfinal victory over No. 6 seed Wofford.
The Paladins won the doubles point after Cole Burnam and Connor Laymon defeated Wofford’s Will Fullett and Ian Rasheed, 6-1, at the No. 3 spot and the tandem of Ben Cahill and Emil Westling edged Alex Horn and Ashe Ray, 6-3, at No. 2.
Furman’s John Rado built the Paladins lead to 2-0 after notching a 6-1, 6-2, win past Wofford’s Jack Deveney at No. 4, before the Terrier’s Ashe Ray defeated Westling, 6-4 6-0, at the No. 3 spot. Furman’s Elijah Poritzky countered by outlasting Max Graham, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, at No. 1 singles. However, Fullett knocked off Burnam in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 5 to get the Terriers within 3-2 with two flights remaining. Laymon then clinched the victory for Furman with a 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 6-2 win at No. 6.
Singles competition
1. Elijah Poritzky (FUR) def. Max Graham (WOF) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
2. Thomas Kennedy (FUR) vs. Robbie Young (WOF) 3-6, 6-4, 3-4, unfinished
3. Ashe Ray (WOF) def. Emil Westling (FUR) 6-4, 6-0
4. John Rado (FUR) def. Jack Deveney (WOF) 6-1, 6-2
5. Will Fullett (WOF) def. Cole Burnam (FUR) 6-2, 6-1
6. Connor Laymon (FUR) def. Alex Horn (WOF) 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Elijah Poritzky/Thomas Kennedy (FUR) vs. Robbie Young/Hugo Rask (WOF) 3-4, unfinished
2. Emil Westling/Ben Cahill (FUR) def. Ashe Ray/Alex Horn (WOF) 6-3
3. Cole Burnam/Connor Laymon (FUR) def. Will Fullett/Ian Rasheed (WOF) 6-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (4,3,1,5,6)
*****
No. 2 Samford 4, No. 7 The Citadel 1
Second-seeded Samford topped No. 7 seed The Citadel by a 4-1 count.
Samford claimed victories at both No. 1 and No. 2 spots to win the first point of the contest, with the first-team all-SoCon duo of Maxwell Giddens and Sandeep Mohandoss defeating Hayden Shoemake and Sebastian Kamieniecki, 6-3. Santiago Arredondo and J.B. Pickard followed with a 6-4 win at No. 2 over Ted Bagwell and Teo Cariov.
On the singles side, Mohandoss defeated Kamieniecki, 7-5, 6-1, at No. 2 position, to give Samford a 2-0 lead. At No. 5, Pickard defeated Luke Robins, 6-2, 6-1, to boost Samford’s lead to 3-0. The Citadel’s Cariov then defeated Darcy Nicholls, 7-5, 6-4, before Samford clinched the win when Arredondo rallied for a 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 win over Bagwell.
Singles competition
1. Hayden Shoemake (CIT) vs. Maxwell Giddens (SAM) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0, unfinished
2. Sandeep Mohandoss (SAM) def. Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT), 7-5, 6-1
3. Teo Cariov (CIT) def. Darcy Nicholls (SAM), 7-5, 6-4
4. Noah Van Dyke (CIT) vs. Maksim Bogdanovich (SAM), 0-6, 7-5, 0-3, unfinished
5. J.B. Pickard (SAM) def. Lucas Robins (CIT), 6-2, 6-1
6. Santiago Arredondo (SAM) def. Ted Bagwell (CIT), 3-6, 6-0, 6-2
Doubles Competition
1. Maxwell Giddens/Sandeep Mohandoss (SAM) def. Hayden Shoemake/Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT), 6-3
2. Santiago Arredondo/J.B. Pickard (SAM) def. Ted Bagwell/Teo Cariov (CIT), 6-4
3. Noah Van Dyke/Lucas Robins (CIT) def. Darcy Nicholls/Yerrassyl Murat (SAM), 6-4
Order of finish: Singles (2,5,3,6)
*****
2024 SoCon Men’s Tennis Championship
Chattanooga, Tenn. – Champions Club
Thursday, April 18
Match 1: No. 1 ETSU 4, No. 8 UNCG 0
Match 2: No. 5 Chattanooga 4, No. 4 Mercer 0
Match 3: No. 3 Furman 4, No. 6 Wofford 2
Match 4: No. 2 Samford 4, No. 7 The Citadel 1
Friday, April 19
Match 5: No. 1 ETSU vs. No. 5 Chattanooga, 3:30 p.m.
Match 6: No. 3 Furman vs. No. 2 Samford, 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 20
Match 7: Match 5 winner vs. Match 6 winner, 1 p.m.